Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition Documentation Set

This documentation set explains how to use Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
to evaluate, design, deploy, and administer directory services. In addition, it shows how to
develop client applications for Directory Server Enterprise Edition. The Directory Server Enterprise
Edition documentation set is available at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E20295_01/index.htm.

The following table lists the documents that make up the Directory Server
Enterprise Edition documentation set.

Explains how to plan and design highly
available, highly scalable directory services based on Directory Server Enterprise Edition. Presents the
basic concepts and principles of deployment planning and design. Discusses the solution life
cycle, and provides high-level examples and strategies to use when planning solutions based
on Directory Server Enterprise Edition.

Describes the command-line tools, schema objects, and other public
interfaces that are available through Directory Server Enterprise Edition. Individual sections of this
document can be installed as online manual pages.

For an introduction to Directory Server Enterprise Edition, review the following documents
in the order in which they are listed.

Related Reading

The SLAMD Distributed Load Generation Engine is a Java application that is designed
to stress test and analyze the performance of network-based applications. This application was
originally developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. to benchmark and analyze the performance of
LDAP directory servers. SLAMD is available as an open source application under the
Sun Public License, an OSI-approved open source license. To obtain information about SLAMD,
go to http://www.slamd.com/. SLAMD is also available as a java.net project. See https://slamd.dev.java.net/.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-4 Typographic Conventions

Typeface

Meaning

Example

AaBbCc123

The
names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% you have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output

machine_name%su

Password:

aabbcc123

Placeholder: replace with a real name or value

The command to remove a file
is rmfilename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized

Read Chapter 6
in the User's Guide.

A cache is a copy that is stored locally.

Do not
save the file.

Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for
shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the
default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on
the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P-5 Shell Prompts

Shell

Prompt

Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell

$

Bash shell, Korn
shell, and Bourne shell for superuser

#

C shell

machine_name%

C shell for superuser

machine_name#

Symbol Conventions

The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.

Table P-6 Symbol Conventions

Symbol

Description

Example

Meaning

[ ]

Contains
optional arguments and command options.

ls [-l]

The -l option is not required.

{ | }

Contains a set
of choices for a required command option.

-d {y|n}

The -d option requires that you
use either the y argument or the n argument.

${ }

Indicates a variable reference.

${com.sun.javaRoot}

References
the value of the com.sun.javaRoot variable.

-

Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes.

Control-A

Press the Control key
while you press the A key.

+

Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes.

Ctrl+A+N

Press the Control key,
release it, and then press the subsequent keys.

->

Indicates menu item selection in
a graphical user interface.

File -> New -> Templates

From the File menu, choose
New. From the New submenu, choose Templates.